MSEE Program

Degree requirements

Core courses

Systems and control area

EENG 5310 - Control Systems Design
EENG 5320 - Systems Modeling and Simulation

Communication and signal processing area

EENG 5610 - Digital Signal Processing
EENG 5810 - Digital Communications

Digital systems

EENG 5520 - Design and Testing of Digital Systems
EENG 5540 - Digital Integrated Circuit Design

Microwave, analog and RF systems

EENG 5410 - Microwave Engineering
EENG 5530 - Analog Integrated Circuit Design

Option A, Thesis option

Students are required to complete at least 30 hours in electrical engineering as specified below.

Electrical engineering core courses, 6 hours

Students are required to complete 6 hours from the list of electrical engineering core courses with a grade of B or better.

Electrical engineering electives, 15-18 hours

In addition to 6 hours of electrical engineering core courses, students are required to complete at least 15 hours of organized graduate courses in electrical engineering, excluding EENG 5932, EENG 5890, EENG 5900, and EENG 5950.

Directed study and special problems courses, 0-3 hours

Students may apply no more than 3 hours of EENG 5890 or EENG 5900 to the degree.

Master’s thesis, 6 hours

Students are required to complete 6 hours of EENG 5950.

Option B, Non-thesis option

Students are required to complete at least 30 hours in electrical engineering as specified below.

Electrical engineering core courses, 6 hours

Students are required to complete 6 hours from the list of electrical engineering core courses with a grade of B or better.

Electrical engineering electives, 21-24 hours

In addition to 6 hours of electrical engineering core courses, students are required to complete at least 21 hours of organized graduate courses in electrical engineering, excluding EENG 5932, EENG 5890, EENG 5900, and EENG 5950.

Directed study or special problems courses, 0-3 hours

Students may apply no more than 3 hours of EENG 5890 or EENG 5900 to the degree.

Additional requirements

A student whose undergraduate major is not electrical engineering must take additional leveling courses listed in the “leveling courses” section above before the student can enroll in regular graduate courses.